". . . During a conversation on June 19, (journalist Bob)Woodward, whose father was a lawyer and judge in Illinois, pointed out that he and Trump were white and privileged, and asked if that affected his thinking. "Do you have any sense that that privilege has isolated and put you in a cave to a certain extent, as it put me and I think lots of white privileged people in a cave and that we have to work our way out of it to understand the anger and the pain, particularly, Black people feel in this country?". . . Trump responded. "You really drank the Kool-Aid, didn't you? Just listen to you. Wow. No, I don't feel that at all." Woodward described Trump's voice as mocking and incredulous, according to the Post. . . "
Questions, wonder, wanting to know. If only the future I could clearly see. This may occur but then that seems unlikely. It couldn't in a hundred . . . or just could it be?
It’s always something, to know you’ve done the most you could. But, don’t leave off hoping, or it’s of no use doing anything. Hope, hope to the last! -Charles Dickens
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. -Martin Luther King Jr.
Hope itself is like a star — not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity. -Charles Haddon Spurgeon
They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for. -Tom Bodett
(from https://1word.ws/erstaunens) The word oho is a valid scrabble word 2 short excerpts of WikWik.org oho interj. Expressing surprise or gloating realisation; aha. (In German) oho Interj. Ausruf des Erstaunens, des Unwillens, des Widerspruchs. 6 valid words from 2 definitions AHA EXPRESSING GLOATING OR REALISATION SURPRISE 5 invalid words from 2 definitions AUSRUF DES ERSTAUNENS UNWILLENS WIDERSPRUCHS 2 words-in-word HO OH 3 words-in-word RTL HO OH OHO
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". . . When Kiesha Davis (a homeless volunteer and city resident) first read what Ivanka Trump wrote about her on Twitter, what struck her most was this: The president’s daughter spelled her name right.“I was just beaming,” Davis recalls of that moment. . . left her feeling as if Trump had really seen her when they met briefly on July 20 at the DC Dream Center. The first daughter and White House adviser was there that day to distribute food from the Agriculture Department’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program. . . . now, more than a month later, she’s not sure what to make of it. . . Then one week passed, followed by another. Davis says she had asked a woman who was with Trump for her contact information, but when she tried calling the number that was written down, it wasn’t working. . . After this column initially published online, White House communications director Alyssa Farah sent this statement about Ivanka Trump’s encounter with Davis: “Ivanka greatly enjoyed the conversation she had with Kiesha on her recent trip spotlighting the Trump Administration’s Farmer’s to Families Food Box Program, so much so that she shared her office’s contact information to keep in touch. Her office has not received any outreach yet but looks forward to reconnecting. We would be honored to host Kiesha for a meeting at the White House and look forward to scheduling a connection soon. We would have been happy to share this with the Washington Post before the [sic] wrote an entire story, had they reached out to the White House for comment prior to publishing.”. . . It (the White House) puts the responsibility on Davis to call, which she says she tried to do, using a number that was written by hand. She only later realized no one asked for her contact information. I have since agreed, with her consent, to pass on her number to White House staff members. . . she (Davis) considered what she might tell her (Trump). She decided she wanted Trump to know this: “We’re still out in the street. We’re still homeless.” . . . Davis also offered advice to her or anyone with political power who will want to connect with people experiencing hardships in the months leading up to the election. . . . “Hear people,” she said. “See. Hear. And do something to help people, not only in this city but throughout the country. And not just for their votes. Not just to say, ‘We talked to a person,’ and that’s it. Actually do something. Do something to make positive change.”. . . "
(from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Michael_Reinoehl)". . . Michael Forest Reinoehl was shot dead by U.S. Marshals and FBI agents on the evening of September 3, 2020, near Lacey, Washington. Reinoehl, a protester in Portland, Oregon who described himself as an anti-fascist, was a suspect in the killing of right-wing protester Aaron Danielson in Portland five days earlier. According to witnesses police officers approached Reinoehl in unmarked SUVs, at which point Reinoehl drew a weapon, and possibly fired at them. Officers then fired at Reinoehl, killing him. No officers were injured in the incident. . . Reinoehl, 48, lived in Clackamas, a suburb of Portland. He had described himself as a US Army veteran, a professional snowboarder, and an antifascist. Reinoehl's social media accounts showed that he was heavily involved in three months of protest against police violence and racism in Portland. According to Reinoehl, he helped provide security at the protests
(from https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-fatal-portland-shooting-killed-law-enforcement-during-arrest-attempt-n1239283)". . . April Reinoehl, who describes her relationship with brother Michael as "estranged," told NBC News by text message Friday that he had a combatant's world view. . . "He believed that the country is going to war," she said. "He believed the war was here, and look at where that got him; where it got us. Two men are dead. He is one of them. Two families have been thrown into the chaos, and everyone seems more up in arms than ever." . . . She urged peace. . . "We can still choose peace, and we can change the course of things through open communication," the sister said. "Somewhere along the way, I guess Michael lost sight of that.". . . "
